Michael Mowat, PhD

  • Michael Mowat headshot

  • Professor emeritus

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
    Room ON5022 - 675 McDermot Avenue
    University of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9

    Phone: 204-787-4139
    Fax: 204-787-2190
    michael.mowat@umanitoba.ca

Research themes

  • Genetics of cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Drug resistance
  • Metastasis

Research affiliation

Research group

  • Manitoba Breast Cancer Research Group

Research interests

  • Genetics of breast cancer
  • Role of the DLC1 tumour suppressor gene family in breast cancer progression and metastasis
  • Identification of novel drug targets
  • Mouse models of cancer

Biography

Education

  • PhD, University of Alberta (1979)

Awards

  • University of Alberta, Alumni Honour Award, 2012
  • Career Investigator, Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation (presently CancerCare Manitoba Foundation) (1985)

Contact us

Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Room 336 Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada

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